Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the first half of November 2013. Following are...
Brazil Invests in World Cup Security
Brazil has ordered the Saab RBS 70 very short-range air defense system and plans to deploy it in time for the World Cup soccer...
U.S: New Cybersecurity Organization to Defend Power Grid
In 2013, U.S. critical infrastructure companies reported about 260 cyberattacks on their facilities to the federal government. Of these attacks, 59 percent occurred in...
iHLS TV – Rogue Snipers, Downed UAVs and WiFi Viruses
Articles and issues discussed in this report:
New system for launching and retrieving ship-based UAVs
Iranian hackers infiltrate U.S. Navy networks
German Army UAV attrition rates revealed
New...
Israeli Innovation Helps Protect Large Scale Events
Recently there's a growing demand by security forces and decision makers to achieve real time, continuous intelligence imagery covering a wide area in high...
Islamic Terror Rages in Africa
The world does not care and the Islamic terror is killing people
At least ninety people have been killed in three weekend attacks over the...
Cyber Warfare Training for Israeli Companies
Cyber warfare training: Good guys and bad guys duke it out in the Israeli cyber arena
11:00 a.m: The boiler cools down. There no steam,...
DARPA Launches Improved Web Search Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked for proposals to help improve Web searches for defense and other agencies and eventually the public. Initially,...
Israel Gets Ready for Earthquakes
The Israel Aerospace Industries rescue unit recently conducted a large-scale earthquake drill, including 80 unit volunteers, fire fighting teams, paramedics and IDF soldiers.
The scenario...
India, Israel Sign Homeland Security Agreement
India and Israel have signed a slew of agreements on cooperation in legal assistance and public and homeland security.
"We believe that these agreements are...
Israeli Experts Warn: Don’t Reduce Security on Planes
The Department of Homeland Security has reduced the number of Federal Air Marshals — plain-clothed officers whose job is to protect aircraft from terrorists...
IHLS TV: Data Analysis for Prison Authorities
According to Israel Rom, former Head of CIO and HLS Technologies Directorate at the Israel Prison Service, authorities have to use advanced technologies in...
Israeli-Owned Company Wins U.S. Border Contract
A contract for towers carrying high-tech sensors to detect movement along the southwest U.S border with Mexico border went to Texas-based EFW, a U.S...
Explosives Detection: The End of Full-body Scanners?
The end of body scanners in airports?
Standing in a full-body scanner at an airport is not fun, and the process adds time and stress...
Russia Believes in UAS
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced a program to spend about 320 billion rubles (US $9 billion) by 2020 on military UAVs.
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Introduction to Border Security
By Boaz Zalmanowicz
Securing borders against illegal infiltration is one of the most important issues today's security industry is dealing with. The U.S., for...
Nuclear Threat: The Korean Cyber Wars
The South Korean government is working to develop a cyber weapon to hit North Korean nuclear facilities. This is Information warfare.
The tension between North...
Locate an Emergency Caller Using Wireless Phone
The U.S Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed rules to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers. The proposed rule changes stem partly...
ICT Report: Monthly Terrorist Activities – December 2013
The following is a summary and analysis of the terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations that occurred during December 2013, as researched and recorded by...
Syria is Playing for Time to Save Chemicals
After missing the 5 February deadline to have all its chemical weapons removed from its territory, Syria has submitted a new 100-day plan for...
Same Platform, New Capabilities
Elbit Systems is expanding the potential market for its unmanned air systems (UAS) by adding different sensors. The Israeli company is enhancing that way...
Interview with Yedidia Yaari, Rafael’s President and CEO
Rafael is one of the more advanced Israeli defense companies with a range of systems that are being used by armed forces around the...
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No GPS? This Quantum Sensor Navigates by Reading the Earth
Modern ships depend heavily on satellite navigation, creating a vulnerability when GPS and other GNSS signals are jammed, spoofed or unavailable. In a contested...
